Almost everyone else, however, including the U.S. President, sees a hideously intractable situation in which we meddle at our peril.
Downing Street has told the media that we may expect to see Western cruise missiles launched against Syrian government installations within a matter of days.
Parliament is expected to be recalled to debate the issue today, which presumably means that air strikes may follow soon after.
Downing Street has not, however, indicated what the purpose or expectations of such strikes should be, save to give President Assad a severe whacking. » | Max Hastings | Monday, August 26, 2013
My comment:
America is broke. Britain is broke. America is hated because it acts as policeman to the world, as is Britain for a similar reason. Saudi is stoking conflict and pulling the strings. America and Britain are ready to do the Saudis' bidding. Nothing is to be achieved by military intervention. Nothing will be achieved. America and Britain should stay out of this. If Saudi Arabia feels so strongly something should be done (though only because they hate Assad), then let them send their own military to sort it out. America never wins wars anyway. They just get embroiled in interminable conflicts. If a country does not go to war to win, it should not go to war in the first place. This is a particularly stupid military intervention. It has the potential to end up in a major conflagration, especially with Russia, Iran, and China friends with Syria. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. – © Mark
